I, who had suppressed my emotions and even my memories, had grown by deepening the bonds with the important people.
Don’t lament.
Don’t cry out.
Don’t break.
Don’t erase–
“…Sorry, can I just stay like this for a bit? I’m a little, well, embarrassed, but my body is shaking and I can’t move. Your hand is so warm and comforting.”
“Okay…”
Hanazono silently kept holding my hand.
I cannot physically or mentally resist Eri. That is the truth of my world. Just as the Earth’s rotation is a given, the common sense that has been instilled in me is not normal.
Yet, I will resist. I will wish for normality.
The warmth of Hana’s hand stirred my heart.
**
Don’t lament–
Don’t bring the abnormal into the everyday.
I entered the classroom with the documents the teacher had given me, just before homeroom. Hanazono is sitting next to me, and Tanaka is in this class too.
“I won’t pry into your situation, but make sure to do what you’ve decided to do.”
“Yes, that will be the best way to maintain my peace of mind.”
“It’s rare for Hanazono to be in this class. Is that the attendance form for the sports festival?”
Tanaka ran over and checked the documents I was holding.
“I see, that’s helpful. We all want to participate!”
“Ah, you just need to write your name and class here. …But I wonder if everyone will join? The special class students seem to be pretty busy with other things.”
“Hmm, let’s ask everyone.”
“Yeah, that’s a good idea.”
“Eh? Wait, you’re going to ask everyone? Hana-chan, you seem different somehow?”
This sports festival will be an important event for me. I have no intention of giving up. Because Hanazono trusts me.
“Yes, let’s start by asking our classmates.”
I approached my classmates–
My gaze meets Tougou’s.
“Huh? The sports festival? To be honest, I’ve got nothing better to do, so I don’t mind! Reika will probably join too, right?”
“Yeah, if my big bro is going, I’ll go too!”
Togo Reika, who never leaves her brother’s side. She’s a bit airheaded and lacks common sense, but she has a special power – the ability to instantly memorize things.
“Alright, let’s do our best!”
Togo Takeshi is a strange guy. The vigor I feel from him is on par with a graduate of elementary school, but he’s not in my records, and I can’t sense from my soul, so he’s probably not related to me.
“Hey, include me too!”
Today, Tendou-san is on the tsundere side. She seems to be the main personality. It reminds me of the old Hanazono.
“Hmm, Tendou-san is also a tsundere type. Togo-kun is quite the ladies’ man.”
“Shut up! This school is full of tsunderes!”
“You’re noisy! I’m not a tsundere!”
Hanazono also responds to Tendou-san’s voice…
“Well, Hanazono is a very straightforward girl now. Ah, that’s an old story.”
Tendou-san will surely become more honest someday.
“Alright, I’ll join too. This time, I’ll get my revenge on you. Hey Hinata, stop with your weird inventions and join us too.”
“…I don’t want to. I hate exercise.”
Ryuugasaki came up to us, dragging Hinata along.
“You can do your experiments at Toudou’s place.”
“…Okay, I’ll join. I developed a new VR game system, an isekai reincarnation game. Toudou, I want you to test it.”
“You really only talk about the things you like, don’t you? Toudou, if it’s a game, that’s fine, right? Hey, Hazama, get up too.”
Ryuugasaki was pushing Hinata from behind, probably some girl-to-girl skinship. Ryuugasaki likes cute things.
“Hmm, if it’s just that, I don’t mind.”
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…Normally, it would just be child’s play, but Hinata is the developer. It piques my interest a little. Hinata Anzu, the small girl in a lab coat, is truly a formidable inventor. Even if she creates world-changing inventions, she can just keep them to herself.
……It seems that the research institute will soon target their body.
And, the one called Hazama suddenly stands up.
“Huh? Me? Should I go out? I might not be useful, but I’ll do my best~”
Hazama Yuya, with his messy hair and a somewhat lazy personality. His expression gives off the scent of an experienced, retired professional far beyond his apparent age. He is on the same level as Togo Takeshi.
……He may probably not dangerous, but he is a formidable presence.
Tanaka mutters.
“Hey, everyone is too free. Toudou is troubled, so let’s quickly fill out the paperwork!”
Ryuugasaki interjects.
“Geez, Tanaka really changes personality when it comes to Toudou. She was the aloof Tanaka, but–“
“The aloof Tanaka?” “The aloof Haru-chan?”
“Didn’t I say it before? Tanaka is super scary. But when it comes to you–“
At those words, Tanaka’s face turns bright red.
“Uu…, I, I don’t know! Toudou, you’re going to the other classrooms too, right? I’ll prepare the paperwork for this class, so go to the other classes. There’s no time, right?”
Tanaka pushes Hanazono’s back, and Hanazono leaves the classroom, holding my hand.
When we asked the students of the other special classes about the sports festival–
“Huh? Sports festival? Like hell we’re going to that.”
“That’s just kid’s play.”
“I’m too busy with work.”
“You’re in Class E, don’t come here.”
“Ah, we have the special class exams next month. We don’t have time for that kind of thing.”
“Are you crazy?”
The sports, study, and art special classes have no participants……
They looked at us like we were some kind of strange beings.
“Take it easy, you’ve made friends other than me. So, don’t give up.”
“At least 10 people have to gather for the special class to participate. Hmm, that’s a difficult task.”
It didn’t matter if it was just individual participation. Of course, if they could participate as a classroom, they would be able to feel a sense of unity that would be different from just individual participation. Even so, as long as they could feel the atmosphere of the sports festival, that would be enough.
“Normally, you’d need permission to go to the Performing Arts class. It’s troublesome if the regular students make a ruckus.”
“Huh? Is that so? But Saionji and Hanazono are friends.”
“Well, try not to worry about it too much.”
There are still many things I don’t know. But if I keep moving forward little by little, it will be fine.
When I tried to enter the Performing Arts A class, at that moment–
“Oh, what are you two doing here? It’s troublesome having E-class students and regular students here, so you should go back.”
Saionji fluffs up her fluffy hair. Her hair is very beautiful and lustrous. Hmm, she’s no less than Hanazono.
“Ah, Saionji. We’ve met at a good place.”
“Wh-What is it? Ah, did you come to see me? If that’s the case, then–“
“Hmm, you’re not mistaken. We came to see Saionji. Let’s get straight to the point. Saionji, won’t you participate in the sports festival?”
Saionji’s expression changes from a cheerful face to a slightly displeased one.
“…W-Well, I’m not misunderstanding anything! Please don’t misunderstand!”
“As I thought, it’s a lost cause.”
Saionji is twirling her hair with her finger. Her behavior is a bit odd.
“It’s not that I dislike it. –Alright, I’ll participate in the sports festival. I just happen to have a transfer in the office, so my schedule is open for a long time. Ah, it’s not for your sake! I’m just interested in the sports festival.”
Saionji turns her face away, looking angry.
This is what Hanazono has taught me. She’s not really angry, she’s just flustered. I can understand that now.
“Hmm, Saionji, thank you.”
“Yeah, thanks Saionji-san. Let’s have lunch together again during the break.”
“I’m just repaying a favor. Well, I’ll ask the other A-class students as well. …Give me those documents, I’ll fill them in to gather a lot of students.”
“Oh, oh. Saionji is amazing. I don’t have that kind of power.”
Saionji mutters in a small voice, barely audible to me.
“…You’re the amazing one, you idiot.”
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